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Briefly describe the working principle of the following printers:

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Electrostatic printers

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1.1.5

1.2

It continuously rotating a character belt. For each space

there will be an individual hammer. The belt normally
contains 3 sets of characters. The hammer will strike the
character as it passes.

Given the following printers: inkjet, laser, electrostatic, daisy wheel.

Which of the above mentioned printers are IMPACT printers and which are NON-IMPACT
printers?

QUESTION 1:

QUESTION 2:

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It is a non impact printer that is making use of

special paper that is voltage sensitive. Voltage will
make a mark on the paper where no volts will make no
mark on the paper. The head that will change the
voltage will move over the page to cause the
printing.

Chain printer

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A stream of charged ink droplets is directed towards the

paper. This stream is deflected by electrostatic plates to
create the character on the paper.

Static printer

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It is a non impact printer that is making use of

special paper that is heat sensitive. Temperature
will make a mark on the paper where no temperature
will make no mark on the paper. The head that will
heat up and cool down will move over the page to
cause the printing.

Inkjet printers

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The printer uses a paper that is coated with a non

conductive dielectric material. This material holds charges
when voltages are applied via writing nibs. The paper then
passes through a toner carrying an opposite charge, thus
particles adhere to magnetized areas forming printed
characters.
nibs - a nib is a pointed piece of metal that deposit ink
onto a writing surface

Thermal printers

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Impact: daisy wheel

Non-impact :inkjet, laser, electrostatic

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